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English adjective: cumbersome | |||
| 1. | cumbersome difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight | ||
| Samples | A cumbersome piece of machinery. Cumbrous protective clothing. | ||
| Synonyms | cumbrous | ||
| Similar | unmanageable, unwieldy | ||
| Antonyms | wieldy | ||
| 2. | cumbersome not elegant or graceful in expression | ||
| Samples | An awkward prose style. A clumsy apology. His cumbersome writing style. If the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?. | ||
| Synonyms | awkward, clumsy, ill-chosen, inapt, inept | ||
| Similar | infelicitous | ||
| Antonyms | felicitous | ||
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